But Minnan-Wong, representing the north end (which, incidentally, is the only cardinal quadrant of the city that does not abut the waterfront) will be the statutory deputy mayor, which may entail performing the mayor’s duties should Tory fall ill, say, or get caught smoking crack. Council will have the final say on his appointment to the Waterfront Toronto board.

Minnan-Wong is a social and fiscal conservative who voted with former mayor Rob Ford nearly 75 per cent of the time over the past four years (including to eliminate community environment days, cut the vehicle registration tax, and reduce funding for AIDS programs). He also served on Ford’s executive committee.

He has been hypercritical of Waterfront Toronto, and during his time as councillor has repeatedly lobbed unfounded accusations of spendthriftiness at the government agency. In June, he dragged reporters down to Sugar Beach, a multiple award–winning public space, so he could cavil about the supposedly outrageous cost of its 36 umbrellas, which are, of course, not simple patio parasols, but all-weather steel structures built to last decades.

Those wishing for a more moderate approach to city governance than the one we’ve seen of late may also be disappointed by Tory’s executive committee selections, of which just two voted with Ford less than 50 per cent of the time over the past four years. They may also be rankled by the return of Ford loyalist Frances Nunziata as speaker.

And so the Tory era has begun.

Deputy mayors

Statutory/north: Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 34, Don Valley East)

West: Vincent Crisanti (Ward 1, Etobicoke North)

East: Glenn De Baeremaeker (Ward 38, Scarborough Centre)

South: Pam McConnell (Ward 28, Toronto Centre-Rosedale)

Executive committee and committee chairs

Community Development and Recreation: James Pasternak (Ward 10, York Centre)